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“Great pasta and good value.”

A warm welcome awaited us when we climbed the steps to this upstairs pizzeria. The stairwell is not the most attractive approach but the food was very good and excellent value for money. We had garlic bread to share followed by 2 pasta dishes of generous portions so didn't have room for desserts...read more

Got a takeaway to eat in our lovely room at the Breakwater Motel. V Friendly lady on the phone took our order; pizzas & salad ready when they said they would be. Super delicious thin crust pizzas, and a few unusual combos which worked very well (ie Cranberry/ Chicken/ Brie, and the Greek pizza). Really good - and a very...
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A warm welcome awaited us when we climbed the steps to this upstairs pizzeria. The stairwell is not the most attractive approach but the food was very good and excellent value for money. We had garlic bread to share followed by 2 pasta dishes of generous portions so didn't have room for desserts which is a shame.

You know how sometimes you just crave comfort food when you are on vacation. This was the case this night. We headed to the restaurant only to find it still closed (opens at 5:30 PM) and a line of people impatiently waiting. Seems like with this kind of demand, they might think about opening sooner. We ordered a salad and...
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Kyla M, Owner at Pizza Pasta Ruffino, responded to this review

Hi there, Paihia and Kerikeri ran out of lettuce 3 times over summer due to being a small town and limited suppliers so that explains the use of the iceberg lettuce... the chilli is simply dried chillies we buy and ground and we do warn all the customers about the heat of the chillies as it is clearly labelled on...
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Would highly recommend Ruffino. The veg pesto pizza with pine nuts was amazing and so was the garlic bread. But the thing that stood out the most was the warm hospitality we got as soon as we entered the premises. Must visit in Paihia.

Located away from the main eating area but finding. It seems an odd place to have a restaurant but it obviously has a reputation because it was full and there were people arriving all the time. Pizza was one of the best I have ever had and staff were great.

We had arrived while the restaurant was busy so the only seats available were stools at the window however Kyle the owner took pity on us and went out of her way to get us a table and ensured we had a great dinner. We had 4 pizzas which were all extremely delicious. As my mother in law needs gluten...
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